C．Unmarried women were allowed to take part in the Olympics in honour of Zeus's wife.

　　D．Athletes from different parts of the world could take part in the games.

　　2．The ancient Olympics and today's Olympics have one thing in common.It is that ________.

　　A．both are held every four years

　　B．the sports are the same

　　C．athletes speak different languages

　　D．both were held in honour of Zeus

　　3．Where were the Olympic Games held in 1984?

　　A．In Los Angeles.　　　B．In Athens.

　　C．In Olympia. D．In Atlanta.

　　4．Mr Johnson mentioned several well­known athletes in his speech, Among them ________ won at least two Olympic gold medals.

　　①Muhammad Ali ②Michael Jordan

　　③Xu Haifeng ④Deng Yaping

　　⑤Liu Xiang ⑥Zhang Ning

　　A．①②　　　　　　 B．②③

　　C．②④ D．③④⑥

　　5．The Olympic Games are important for many reasons EXCEPT ________.

　　A．they help to keep the world in peace

　　B．some of the Olympians have brought joy to people across the world with their sports

　　C．athletes make friends on the sports field

　　D．athletes can earn a lot of money

　　答案：1.B　2.A　3.A　4.C　5.D

　　(Ⅱ)Fill in each blank with no more than three words according to the text.

Paragraph outline Supporting details Introduction I'm happy to have been invited to talk about the (1)history_and_significance of the Olympics. The ancient Olympics ▲Beginning in the year 776 BC, they were held at Olympia in Greece every four years.

▲According to tradition, only men were allowed to take part in the competition with (2)nothing to wear.

▲Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition (3)separately. The modern

Olympics ▲They were first held in 1896, in Athens.

▲The dream of Pierre de Coubertin was that people of all countries could live side by side (4)peacefully.

▲Both male and female athletes all over the world can take part, (5)wherever they come from.